Nursing bottle holder



Oct. 2, 1945. M. E. ELZEER NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed March 28, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor Oct. 2, 1945. M. E. ELZEER 2,386,042

NURSING BQTTLE HOLDER Filed March 28, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I u ventor .P/VicaeZZ'TZ'Zz e r Patented Oct. 2, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,ss6,042 a l NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER. 'Michacl 'Elzeer, Lorain, Ohio Application March 28, 1945, Serial No. 585,324

' (c1.24s c) 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a nursing bottle holder, and more particularly to such a device adapted to hold the bottle while the baby is nursing therefrom. I

The primary object of this invention is the provision of an improved nursing bottle holder characterized by a relatively heavy base, whereby the infant will have difficulty in upsetting'or tilting the bottle out of nursing position.

An additional object of the invention is-theprovision of such a device having a holder associated therewith adapted to contain and confine anursing bottle, and means whereby the relative position of the holder with respect to the base may be readily varied as conditions dictate.

Still another object of the invention is theprovision of such a device comprised of a plurality ,of readily separable parts, whereby the device :may be cleaned and sterilized when necessary with a minimum of difficulty and eiiort.

Still another object of the inventionresides inthe provision of improved means, whereby the bottle holder may be adjusted as to height, or

transversely, in a horizontal position with respect to the supporting base.

A further and more specific object of the invention is the provision of a device including a base. as set forth in the foregoing objects, and adjusting means therefor, comprising an integral unit adapted to obviate the necessity of utilizing a nursing bottle completely, the holder serving as a receptacle for milk.

stillanother object of the invention is the provision of such a device which will be sturdy and durable in construction, reliable and efficientin operation and relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture and assemble, as wellas beingcomparatively easy to maintain in clean and sterile condition.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part,

be pointed out as the description of the invention proceeds and shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of this inventive concept.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of one form of the device embodying features of the instant inventive concept.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 22 of Figure 1 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Figure 2 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view of a constructional detail.

Figure 5 is aside elevational view of a modified form of construction.

t Figure .6 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line .B--6 of Figure 5.

Figure '7 is a perspective 'view of a constructional detail.

Similar referencecharacters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Having reference now to the drawings, thereris generally indicated at ID a base, preferably of hemispherical form, and provided with-a hollow interior H closed, as by a concavebottom I2. .One side of the base is adapted to .be weighted, as at 13, such weight taking the form of either :an .integral .portion of the .member M, or may, if desired, take the formof aseparately added .weight. The base It! is .provided with a centrallydisposed aperture extending through the top and bottom thereof, in which ispositioned a sleeve 1,4 provided with a flange 15 adapted to seat in a suitable recess:in the upper portion of the base. The lower extremity of the sleeve I4 .is threaded, asat 15,

and extends beneath the bottom l2, a nut all being provided .to hold the parts in related .as sembly.

A shaft 18 is .slidably positioned within the sleeve I4 and terminates at itsupperextremityin a ball 19, a setscrew 20 being provided'extending throughthe outer surface of the base Ill, and the wall of the sleevev I4, and adaptedto engage the shaft :18 to hold the same in suitable vertical adjusted position. i The set screw 20 :is provided with an operating knob 1.2 I, which maybe readily rotated in order that the position of-the shaft l8 may be varied for a purpose andina manner=to be more fully describedhereinafter.

The ball i9 is adapted to be surrounded by a separable clamp 2-2 provided with lugs '23 adapted to be secured together, "as by means of a-screw24 provided with a wing nut25. The clamp 2-2 carries an upright 26 provided with a longitudinally extending channel 21, from the sides of which extend transverse horizontal grooves 28, the assembly thus being cruciform in cross section.

A bottle holder, generally indicated at 30, is comprised of a rear section 3|, internally threaded, as at 32, to accommodate corresponding external threads on a flanged end cap 33; and correspondingly internally threaded, as at 34, to engage external threads on a front member 35, the extremity of which is'frusto conical in form, as indicated at 36, and provided with an aperture through which the neck 31 of a conventional in the channel and grooves, being secured in desired position, as by means of a set screw 43 ex tendingthrough a suitable threaded aperture in the side of the member 26 and engaging with the flange M. V v

As best shown inFigure 4, the side of the section 34 opposite the member 40 has a cut-away portion or aperture 45 therein, the edges of which are outwardly rolled, as at 46, to form guides for the inwardly rolled edges 41 of acover plate 48. Thus, it willbe seen that the aperture 45 provides a window through which the contents of the: bottle 31 may be examined as desired, in order to determine the quantity of milk consumed, and to be consumed, by the infant.

From the foregoing, the operation of the device. should. now be readily understandable. When-it is desired to use the same, the bottle 31 is first filled and heated to the proper degree, and the sections3l and 35 separated by unscrewing the same. :The'bottle is. then positioned in the section 35, the frusto-c'cnical portion 36 precluding displacement thereof, and. the rear section 3|, or alternatively, the end cap 33 only, replaced on thedevice. The positioning of the bottle holder. 301With respect to the base l in so far as height is concerned maybe governed by the movement of the member 40 within the channel 21, and the position fixed by adjustment of the set screw 43, Correspondingly, the relative angle of the holder to the base may be determined by the'position of the clamp or socket 22 relative to the ball l9, and once the angle has been satisfactorily adjusted, locking of the wing nut 25 will serve to hold the device at the desired angle. Further adjustment is provided by means of the set screw 2D,1 Whereby vertical adjustment of the shaft l8 to a desired height is permitted.

' After the device has been suitably adjusted and positioned as desired with relation to the infant,

' thesame maybe left unattended until the infant the same by undue pulling on the nipple 39. Having reference now to the modification shown in Figures 5 and 6, there is generally indicated at a base substantially identical to the base It), andwhich maybe interchanged therebeneath,

including a vertical shaft, l8 terminating in a ball l9, and provided with a set screw 20 terminatin-g in a head 2|. A clamp 22 substantially identical to the clamp 22 terminates in a member 26' provided with a set screw 43.

Adapted to be utilized in place of the bottle holder 30 is a receptacle 50 including a base 5|, and open at its opposite end and provided with a flange adapted to be surrounded by the base 52 of a nipple 53, of the type normally adapted to be utilized with wide neck bottles. The container -5Il is provided with a series of graduations 5|,

and associated indicia indicating the quantity of milk or formula initially placed in the receptacle.

Formed integrally with the receptacle 5!] is a depending flange member generally indicated at 40' and including a flange 4| and horizontal lateral ribs 42, substantially identical to the previously described member 42, the arrangement being such that the container of Figures 1 and 2 may-be readily interchanged with the receptacle of Figure 5, utilizing the same base if desired.

Obviously, the method of adjusting the device disclosed in Figure 5 is identical with that of the previously discussed modification.

From the foregoing, it will now be seen that there is herein provided an improved nursing bottle holder accomplishing all the objects of this invention, and others, including many advantages of practical utility and commercial importance.

As many embodiments nlay be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiments hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, .a hemispherical base, a sleeve. centrally positioned in said base, a weight on one side of said base, a shaft in said sleeve, a ball on the extremity of said shaft, a clamp engaging said ball, a member carriedby said clamp having a channel therein, a receptacle, a flange on said receptacle slidable in said channel, and a set screw in said member adapted to engage said flange to secure the receptacle and base in related assembly.

2. In a device ,of the character described, a hemispherical base, a sleeve centrally positioned in said base, a weight on one side of said base, a shaft in said sleeve, a ball on the extremity of said shaft, a clamp engaging said ball, a member carried by said clamp having a channel therein, a receptacle, a flange on said receptacle slidable in said channel, and a set screw in said member adapted to engage said flange to secure the receptacle and base in related assembly, said channel having aligned horizontal grooves extending thereinto, and said flange having laterally, extending portions engageable in said grooves.

. MICHAEL V ELZEER. 

